Austin Airport To Launch Nonstop Service To Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

AUSTIN, TX — Austin-Bergstrom International Airport officials announced new flight service to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic beginning next year.

Vacation Express will offer the new nonstop service once a week, departing Austin on Mondays. Flights depart Austin at 7 a.m. and arrive in Punta Cana at 12:20 p.m. Punta Cana to Austin flights departs on Sundays at 2 p.m. and arrive in Austin at 5:45 p.m.,>

The flights, arriving and departing from the Barbara Jordan Terminal from May 28, 2018, through Aug. 6, 2018, will be operated by Swift Air, on a 150 seat B737-400 aircraft with first-class seating. ,>

Vacation Express, member of Sunwing Travel Group, Inc., was launched in 1989, and is the largest tour operator in the southeast United States with its headquarters in Atlanta. The company specializes in travel packages to Mexico, Costa Rica and the Caribbean with hotel only and air/land package options available. ,>

Photo: Derick Hackett, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport; Steven Feil, City of Austin Zoo; Teri Hurley, Endless Love Travel; and Michele Olson, Director of Marketing, Vacation. Courtesy of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.